Myra Brown, 2014 Board of Contributors.

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Anna Valeria Iseman is an Editorial Board Community Member; Myra Brown is o the Board of Contributors.

Anna Valeria-Iseman: The speech was bland and lacked substance. It showed how out of touch President Obama is from the realities of the struggles most Americans are facing right now. We are struggling and divided. It would have been nice if just once the president would acknowledge his role in that. The speech was just what was to be expected for a president who does not have much to go on.

He mentioned how because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), no one can be dropped from insurance due to a preexisting condition, but left out the millions who have been dropped because of the ACA's regulations. If I ...